Sport Innovation/Active Network Girls on the Run

Girls on the Run® is a life-changing, learning program for girls aged eight to thirteen years old. The programs combine training for a 5 Km running event with self-esteem enhancing, uplifting workouts.

The program is led by volunteers which includes training for a 5K run with fun, experience-based lessons that improve self-awareness, build a collection of positive experiences and inspire life-changing confidence through accomplishment [1].

In 2000, Girls on the Run International became a 501(c)(3) organization. Today, Girls on the Run is offered in over 173 cities across North America [2].

The objective of Girls on the Run is to educate and empower girls at an early age in order to prevent the display of at-risk activities in the future [2]. At risk activities include substance/alcohol use, eating disorders, early onset of sexual activity, sedentary lifestyle, depression, suicide attempts and confrontations with the juvenile justice system.